What's in the Center of the Earth?
The composition of the hidden heart of the Earth is the inspiration behind countless works of scifi. Is it an iron ball? A giant crystal? Big molten fiery wad of death? Endless caves and rampaging dinosaurs? Cities of mole people? Nothing?
Go and Google the truth. Google's answer is the Earth contains a hard core of iron surrounded by liquid nickle-iron. Dull.
Some more interesting options for Earth's filling...
Batcave
If I got to use the center of the world as my personal base...and why not? It's my world in this scenario and I call dibs on the center of the Earth...I would put a giant batcave in there with every amenity. A giant dinosaur but a real one and house-trained. The huge penny. I love the giant penny. Humongous computer. Lots of bats because they are adorable.
Then I'd wage a global battle against crime from my subterranean base. Not in the under-overlord sort of way but in a heroic way. I promise I do not have despotic daydreams.
Matroyska
There could be another galaxy inside the Earth. We could build observatories looking into the ground and study the worlds beneath our feet. Of course, that might mean no subways. But I don't like subways anyway because I've never been in a subway that didn't smell.
The Needs of the World
The world could have a giant recycling factory in the center. It would give an elegant solution to the problem of giant garbage piles all over the world.
No Hamsters!
I reject the common visual cliche of a hamster on a wheel. It would be mean to stick a hamster or even an army of hamsters in the center of the Earth running on a wheel. Though the center of the Earth might serve as a nice base to breed hamster soldiers.
POWER!!!!!!
A giant generator would provide power to the rest of the world. Of course, there already is. Geothermal energy is there, just expensive to access.
Heart of Gold
The biggest ball of gold in the world in the center of the world.
Chewy Taffy Center
Earth could be pretty tasty.
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